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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 2002
Page
1
President Bush urged bipartisan unity in the congressional battle to revive the economy. He criticized Democrats who question his tax cuts as the solution and warned, Not over my head, will they raise your taxes, as he waded into an election year dispute in Ontario, California.
Local leaders and community groups will seek a balance between development and conservation at the Aiken Growth Forum. The event runs 1 30 to 3 30 p m Monday February 4 at the Etherredge Center USC Aiken with free admission.
Obituary notices list Dorothy Boyd Bonner Aken Bunyon Branch Jersey City NJ Karl R Japs Dr John C Matthews Grantevile Doris Louise McElroy Carrie Pyke Augusta among notices in section 7A. Quiet memorials note deaths and bereavement with brief biographical lines and survivor lists where provided.
Afghan officials say Mullah Omar may have slipped from encirclement near Baghran as Marines seize Osama bin Laden camp leader in Afghanistan. Abdul Salaam Zaeef, former Taliban ambassador to Pakistan, is deported toward detention by US military.
South Carolina lottery officials aim to draw North Carolina buyers as the Education Lottery nears launch. Gov. Jim Hodges will visit Fort Mill near Charlotte to promote the lottery to visitors, hoping Charlotte becomes a major market while state media limits outreach across the border.
S C legislators enter the next session amid unresolved revenue allocation for the Education Lottery funds. Hodges and lawmakers aim for education use, but specifics and fiscal impact for 2002 2008 remain unclear. Lottery retailers set to sell scratch offs Monday at 6 am while delay in online games could cut revenues by about 26 million. Alpharetta based Scientific Games and AT&T dispute the two month delay.
USCA honored emergency and law enforcement personnel with a patriotic observance before a men’s basketball game. Officers from several Aiken County agencies joined players and coaches in a circle as cheerleaders unfurled a large US flag. Large images of emergency personnel appeared as the audience reflected on the terrorist attacks.
Georgetown Texas parents recall Sgt 1st Class Nathan Chapman the Green Beret who died in Afghanistan after an ambush near Khost while meeting tribal leaders in Paktia province. Chapman's CIA colleague was wounded but stable as President Bush expressed mourning and prayers.
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